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Child Safety Online From Cyber Crimes in 2020 A security professional made a very succinct observation about how parents and their children understand the risks whilst they are online it goes as follows: “Children and teenagers are fearless whilst their parents are clueless.” Children have taken to the internet like ducks to water and have very few worries about their online activities. Whereas most parents are not technical enough to have true understanding of their children's online activity – furthermore may not understand the legal ramifications of their activities. Most children and teenagers need to use the internet to do their homework, communicate with their friends, possibly shop online, keep up with the latest trends etc. Most parents fear that their child may come to some harm as a result of their online activity. I.e. they are worried about their child meeting someone dangerous in a chat room, social networking site, online games site, etc who will befriend ...

Minimum Cyber Security Steps in 2020 The following is an absolute minimum list of things you need to do to harden your computer and network. Note: If you are Microsoft Windows user, please read these notes about Microsoft Vista. The basic steps in summary are as follows: Prepare (also make sure you print and read the whole of this "Basic Computer Security" section). Isolate yourself from the Internet by using a good quality hardware firewall, but software one will do if the cost of a hardware firewall is prohibitive. Prior to installing software make sure you backup - see HowTo Backup Back up your vital data , files, photographs, music, etc. Sanitise your system - If the computer is not brand new and has already been connected to the Internet, then run some tests to determine if it has already been compromised. There is no point proceeding further until you have confidence your system has not been already compromised. Install the latest pat...

Online Scams, Attacks and other bad things This section is not meant to scare you or put you off or stop you using the Internet. The Internet is such a great opportunity, e.g. learning, shopping, social interaction, discussing our views, business, etc. What this section is intended to do is to give you an insight into the potential problems and to enable you to take appropriate steps (as described here an on the rest of this website) not to fall victim to an attack or fraud. Being “slightly paranoid” and being healthily sceptical is a good thing – these are our natural defence mechanisms. Most on line scams are actually a simple variation of real world confidence tricks – but taken to the mass market. The reason that the fraudsters do it is that at no time had they had access to such a wide audience of potential victims. Furthermore, the use of automatic tools the fraudsters can dramatically reduce the cost (to them) of performing a confidence trick. For example, it costs the...

Content is king in 2020 Without content, without content, without the sweet little words, you will disappear unread with your website in the maelstrom of ignored things. Always new, always fresh, that's what readers and visitors want. You cannot blame it for it, because everywhere else, it is always offered fresh and hot. The latest news, the latest updates, the latest simple thoughts in the maelstrom of your own words. And you should just do the same. Of course, at your own pace, because there is no other way. If you do not have yours yet, you will surely find it in time. The content It doesn't matter what you write about. Just do it. This is the only way to get readers, visitors and also the dear comments over time. As a blogger, you have decided to always offer your readers something. Always an article. Once a week, once a day or just every 2/3 days. How you like it and how you can do it yourself. If you do ...

The download trap - AdWare Virus In 2020 Searching for free / free downloads on the Internet very quickly leads you to the most common download sites. And what you get is a download, but in most cases the wrong one. You will receive a bogus file that is similar to the name of the file you are looking for and will then install a number of software such as Trojans and the beautiful AdWare when you run it. So infected, it is very difficult to go to a normal website because, for example, advertising pop-ups open and you are easily directed to certain pages. Everyone wants free, but you should be very careful on the Internet. The free downloads / free software Enter times eg nulled or cracked and the name of a software at google. You get a number of results where the surfer's heart is happy at first glance. Then click through the results and land with what appears to be the download you are looking for. On one side you now have to register for a fee, on the other the download ...

Cyber Security Measures That Everyone Must Know All aware that cyber security is to protect and strength your computers and Internet-based systems from unauthorized access, modifications, robbery. Lot of modern small business use Web-based technology and softwares to carry out their daily functions. It combines advertising, buying and selling, research, communication with customers and suppliers, and the smooth running of the Internet and cloud small business. While physical works in offices can be get under control with the help of technology aids and CCTV cameras, the virtual world is a different one. The Internet may be a high, but it also has its fair sort of weaknesses. Along with its several good features, there are many problems involved which are only growing. Several small business fal tlo cyber-attacks due to loopholes in their cyber security measures. Mentioned below are the few cyber security measures that everyone should have in place to save itself from the...

Cyber Security Measures for Adults and Teens in 2020  Internet safety is just as important for adults as it is for children and teens. From privacy concerns to identity theft and cyberstalking, there are plenty of hazards on the web. Adults are the most suffered one because of web. Fortunately, a few smart moves and a dose of awareness will go a long way toward protecting you on the Internet. Choose a Great Password Choosing a great password is one of the important factor for security because several attacks are evolved to crack the passwords such as dictionary attack so every adult must have knowledge in choosing their password if one choose a strengthless password then his account must hacked by the attackers for sure. Here we show the methods to choose a great password kindly follow it. Eight or more characters A number, as well as letters A special character, like %,*,@, or ? Upper and lowercase letters No personal information Don't Reuse Passwor...

Internet safety & computer security Measures for children in 2020 Knowing what children are interested in is a perfect start to help them find appropriate sites before looking at additional software and browser features to prevent them. them across unsuitable sites. Another good idea is to encourage them to share idea with us and talk about the sites visited from the first time they use the internet, this helps to create a sense of security and openness. Fortunately, as the Internet grows, so do the governing and defense powers that have clear and unconditional sites - however, your child is still at risk might face upon some inappropriate so it's need to help them, talk to them and encourage them to be responsible at all times. We listed out the top ten cyber security measures for children: Top ten threats against internet safety for children 1. Cyber bullying Online bullying is a an new issue formed on web. With the use of email, chat-rooms and forums, bulli...